Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Startup stages & company states · Core

Self-funded

Also called: founder-funded

ELI5

Paid for by the founders or the business itself.

Used in conversation

“The company was self-funded through its first two years.”

Definition

Financed by founders or operating income without external institutional capital.

Here “Self-funded” means: Financed by founders or operating income without external institutional capital.

Pitch context

You will see “Self-funded” in fundraising decks, data rooms, term sheets and investor conversations when the discussion reaches startup stages & company states.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret startup stages & company states without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.